TROYMER FUN DER GHETO
London: Radikal Pub. Ko. 1907. Item #39749
1st edition. Period boards. 8vo. 333 pages. 23 cm. Features tissued plates of such personalities as Uriel Akosta and Baruch Spinoza. In Yiddish. Title translates to "Dreamers of the Ghetto. ” Israel Zangwill was a prolific author and early Cultural Zionist, a close associate of Theodor Herzl, although he later rejected the idea of a Jewish state in Palestine and became a proponent of the Territorial movement. Zangwill's work earned him the nickname "the Dickens of the Ghetto". Comprised of six sections: 1. A kind fun der gheto, 2. Yosef der troyer, 3. Uriel Akosta, 4. Barukh Spinoza, 5. Der terkisher mesieh, and 6. Der Bal shem. SUBJECTS: Jewish diaspora -- Fiction. OCLC lists 14 copies worldwide. Ex-library with minimal markings. Some wear to boards. Binding repair. Some foxing, dirt, and edgewear to pages, Overall Good Condition (YID-27-19A).
Price: $125.00